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Trip to Maine - Sunrise on Cadillac Mountain

jrb — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:28:22 +0000

On our last day in Acadia, Daniel and I got up at 4:00 in the morning to go see the sunrise from the top of Cadillac Mountain. It's the highest / easternmost point in America, so we were the first people in the United States to see the sun rise that morning. Along with the hundred other people that were there, that is.

Daniel took these pictures (except for the one with him in it).

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Trip to Maine - Kayaking

jrb — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:16:40 +0000

We went on a kayaking tour around Southwest Harbor. We paddled about 6 1/2 miles.

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Trip to Maine - Cadillac Mountain Hike

jrb — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:09:44 +0000

We all hiked from our camp site at the Blackwoods camp ground to the top of Cadillac Mountain and back on the South Ridge Trail (about 8 miles). Daniel took a bunch of pictures.

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Hiking on Harper Creek

jrb — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:32:08 +0000

For Karen's birthday (coming up on Thursday), we took the boys and went hiking on some trails around Harper Creek in the Wilson Creek area. We did about 6 miles, and it was a blast. The trail included a bunch of creek crossings and Sean and Daniel had a great time looking for and catching crawfish, salamanders, and newts. I caught a Northern Water Snake at the falls.

Along the way, we found some natural water slides that Daniel and Alec wanted to try. Karen and I checked out the landing area and figured that no one would die (probably) and let them loose. They did fine up until Daniel's final run when he caught some air, overshot the pool he was going to land in, and hit the big rocks on the far side. He did survive, though. Check out the video.

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